Saved by Grace

We were all spiritually dead and had earned God's wrath, but God 1) made us spiritually alive, 2) raised us up and 3) seated us with Christ. He did this to display the riches of His grace. It was not our own doing, but by His grace because He had planned beforehand for us to do good works for Him.

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Καὶ ὑμᾶς ὄντας νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν,

And you 1 were a dead 2 in your trespasses and sins,

Auch euch, die ihr tot waret, durch eure Übertretungen und Sünden,

ἐν αἷς ποτε περιεπατήσατε

in which you a formerly walked

in welchen ihr einst wandeltet

κατὰ τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ κόσμου τούτου,

according to the 1 course of b this world,

nach dem Lauf dieser Welt,

κατὰ τὸν ἄρχοντα τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος, τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ νῦν ἐνεργοῦντος ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς τῆς ἀπειθείας•

according to c the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in d the sons of disobedience.

nach dem Fürsten, der in der Luft herrscht, dem Geiste, der jetzt in den Kindern des Unglaubens wirkt,

ἐν οἷς καὶ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἀνεστράφημέν ποτε ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς σαρκὸς

Among them we too all a formerly lived in b the lusts of our flesh,

unter welchen auch wir alle einst einhergingen in den Lüsten unsres Fleisches,

ἡμῶν ποιοῦντες τὰ θελήματα τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν,

1 indulging the desires of the flesh and of the 2 mind,

indem wir den Willen des Fleisches und der Gedanken taten;

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καὶ ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς

and were c by nature d children of wrath,

und wir waren Kinder des Zorns von Natur,

ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί•

e even as the rest.

gleichwie die andern.

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ὁ δὲ θεὸς πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει,

But God, being a rich in mercy,

Gott aber, der da reich ist an Erbarmen,

διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς,

because of b His great love with which He loved us,

hat durch seine große Liebe, womit er uns liebte,

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καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν

even when we were a dead 1 in our transgressions,

auch uns, die wir tot waren durch die Sünden,

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συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ, -

made us alive together 2 with Christ

samt Christus lebendig gemacht

χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι -

( b by grace you have been saved),

(aus Gnaden seid ihr gerettet)

καὶ συνήγειρεν

and a raised us up with Him,

und hat uns mitauferweckt

καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

and b seated us with Him in c the heavenly places in d Christ Jesus,

und mitversetzt in die himmlischen Regionen in Christus Jesus,

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ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸ ὑπερβάλλον πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing a riches of His grace

auf daß er in den darauffolgenden Zeiten den überschwenglichen Reichtum seiner Gnade

ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

in b kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

erzeigte durch Güte gegen uns in Christus Jesus.

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Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ πίστεως•

For a by grace you have been saved b through faith;

Denn durch die Gnade seid ihr gerettet,

καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν,

and 1 that not of yourselves,

vermittels des Glaubens, und das nicht aus euch,

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θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον•

it is c the gift of God;

Gottes Gabe ist es;

οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων,

a not as a result of works,

nicht aus Werken,

ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται.

so that b no one may boast.

damit niemand sich rühme.

αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ

For we are His workmanship, a created in b Christ Jesus

Denn wir sind sein Werk, erschaffen in Christus Jesus

ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς

for c good works,

zu guten Werken,

οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός,

which God d prepared beforehand

welche Gott zuvor bereitet hat,

ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.

so that we would e walk in them.

daß wir darin wandeln sollen.

Why can we be alive with, raised up with and seated with Christ? Because we have been saved by grace!

We were all spiritually dead, living in sin according to the spirit of the devil, and had earned God's wrath.

But God 1) made us spiritually alive, 2) raised us up and 3) seated us with Christ to show how rich His grace is.

This was accomplished by His grace and not our own doing, because He had planned beforehand for us to do good works for Him.

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Ephesians 2:1-10

Our Hopeless Condition

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

in which you formerly walked

according to the course of this world,

according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh,

indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind,

and were by nature children of wrath,

even as the rest.

God's Gracious Work

But God, being rich in mercy,

because of His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were dead in our transgressions,

made us alive together with Christ

(by grace you have been saved),

and raised us up with Him,

and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace

in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For by grace you have been saved through faith;

and that not of yourselves,

it is the gift of God;

not as a result of works,

so that no one may boast.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

for good works,

which God prepared beforehand

so that we would walk in them.

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Καὶ ὑμᾶς ὄντας νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν,

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Auch euch, die ihr tot waret, durch eure Übertretungen und Sünden,

ἐν αἷς ποτε περιεπατήσατε κατὰ τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, κατὰ τὸν ἄρχοντα τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος, τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ νῦν ἐνεργοῦντος ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς τῆς ἀπειθείας•

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

in welchen ihr einst wandeltet nach dem Lauf dieser Welt, nach dem Fürsten, der in der Luft herrscht, dem Geiste, der jetzt in den Kindern des Unglaubens wirkt,

ἐν οἷς καὶ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἀνεστράφημέν ποτε ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν ποιοῦντες τὰ θελήματα τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν,

Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

unter welchen auch wir alle einst einhergingen in den Lüsten unsres Fleisches, indem wir den Willen des Fleisches und der Gedanken taten; und wir waren Kinder des Zorns von Natur, gleichwie die andern.

καὶ ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς

ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί•

ὁ δὲ θεὸς πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει, διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

Gott aber, der da reich ist an Erbarmen, hat durch seine große Liebe, womit er uns liebte,

ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς,

καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν

even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

auch uns, die wir tot waren durch die Sünden, samt Christus lebendig gemacht (aus Gnaden seid ihr gerettet)

συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ,

- χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι -

καὶ συνήγειρεν

and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

und hat uns mitauferweckt und mitversetzt in die himmlischen Regionen in Christus Jesus,

καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸ ὑπερβάλλον πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

auf daß er in den darauffolgenden Zeiten den überschwenglichen Reichtum seiner Gnade erzeigte durch Güte gegen uns in Christus Jesus.

Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ πίστεως•

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Denn durch die Gnade seid ihr gerettet, vermittels des Glaubens, und das nicht aus euch, Gottes Gabe ist es;

καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν,

θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον•

οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων,

not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

nicht aus Werken, damit niemand sich rühme.

ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται.

αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Denn wir sind sein Werk, erschaffen in Christus Jesus zu guten Werken, welche Gott zuvor bereitet hat, daß wir darin wandeln sollen.

οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός,

ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.

Καὶ ὑμᾶς ὄντας νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν,

ἐν οἷς καὶ ἡμεῖς πάντες ἀνεστράφημέν ποτε ἐν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν ποιοῦντες τὰ θελήματα τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν, καὶ ἤμεθα τέκνα φύσει ὀργῆς ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποί•

ὁ δὲ θεὸς πλούσιος ὢν ἐν ἐλέει, διὰ τὴν πολλὴν ἀγάπην αὐτοῦ ἣν ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς,

καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ, - χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι -

καὶ συνήγειρεν καὶ συνεκάθισεν ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ πίστεως• καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν, θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον•

οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται.

αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.

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From the NET Bible: "Although several translations regard the ruler to be the same as the spirit, this is unlikely since the cases in Greek are different (ruler is accusative and spirit is genitive). To get around this, some have suggested that the genitive for spirit is a genitive of apposition. However, the semantics of the genitive of apposition are against such an interpretation (cf. ExSyn 100)."

Taken from v4 and v5.

Means by which the grace was bestowed.

I assume that this is dative by attraction.

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